Housing starts climb on apartment building

Construction on new U.S. homes bounced back in July, led by volatile apartment starts, while starts for single-family declined, according to government data released Friday. Housing starts rose nearly 6%. See full story.

Time to look at gold, silver, miners and ETFs?

What investors need to know given gold’s extra volatile trade and confusing markets for silver, metals-mining equities and exchange-traded funds. See full story.

Beyond ‘Jobs,’ 9 great business-mogul movies

‘Jobs,’ the biopic on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs opens in theaters Friday. Here are 9 other great movies about or based on big-time business moguls. See full story.

The most competitive cities of the future

What does the next decade or two hold for major cities around the world? They will need to grow and offer innovation, infrastructure and economic and political progress to be competitive. Based on a recent report from the EIU, here are the most competitive cities of the future. See full story.

Dog poses as lion in China zoo; blame a 'fake' economy?

Many people sought shelter from the recession by heading to graduate school, but enrollment has declined as the economy has improved. And applicants still must compete with the whole world to get in. See full story.

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